The text deals with historic aspects of artist books, concrete poetry, and visual poetry in Italy during the twentieth century with illustrations from the seveties and eighties. The collage is tipped-in to the page facing the title page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibition dealing mainly with illustrated books was curated by Ralph Jentsch. The essay for this brochure was written by Riva Castleman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the second revised edition that includes the proceedings of a symposium in which the Sackners took part. Timothy Eaton curated this comprehensive exhibition of book art and in the preface acknowledges the Sackner Archive as "the premier contributors with the loan of fifty works..." All the authors contributing an essay to this catalog signed the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the second revised edition that includes the proceedings of a symposium in which the Sackners took part. Timothy Eaton curated this comprehensive exhibition of book art and in the preface acknowledges the Sackner Archive as "the premier contributors with the loan of fifty works..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the third edition of the catalog. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The content of this book consists mainly of collaged pornographic images taken from popular sex magazines that deal with explicit sexual intercourse, oral sex, and sadomasochism superimposed upon pharmaceutical information pages. The content of each issue differs from the others with this title. This is a varient copy in the series that was purchased from Caruso. However, each book is unique. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This content of this copy deals mainly with the structure and typography of the page and does not utilize pornographic images as in the other copy held by the Sackner Archive. However, each book is unique. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is a reprint of a unique artist book done by Caruso in 1977 in Firenze; its pages are uncut. It was published on the occasion of an exhibition by Caruso entitled, "Caso di Giorgione" held in Castelofranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy in 1996. The pages of the book reproduce a written text which appears to be documented on a printed foldout from the front cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work was published in conjunction with a dedication of the reprinting of Futurist manifestos held at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna of Bologna, Italy on March 4, 1982. The photographs depict Caruso and Mennitti-Pariato. One brochure contains a reprint of the Futurist Manifesto, "Il Tattilismo" (1921), the other, a unique one, an avant garde music score. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the second edition of ta smaller in size of the book which was first published in 1970. It is the first edition of this larger size presentation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each leaf is a separate drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each leaf is a separate drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Every page and the cover have a central background of white paint overlaid with collage elements, paint and writings. An ink border has been drawn on every page suggesting that the collages were made separately and then assembled as a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Luciano Caruso contributed an introductory essay on Artist Books in Italy. The exhibition was divided into editioned books, book-objects, handwritten unique books, books with declarations, books incorporating unusual materials, and books using signs. 176 Italian book artists were represented in this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.